Database accompanying
Melvin RL, Broyles MG, Duggan EW, John S, Smith AD and Berkowitz DE (2022) Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Medicine: A Proposed Common Language With Applications to FDA-Approved Devices. Front. Digit. Health 4:872675. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.872675
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| Name of device or algorithm | Short description in source database* | Category | Reason for category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biovitals Analytics Engine | “Cardiac Monitor” | Opaque | Collapses everything to one index | Uses patients’ own baseline to detect changes |
| RhythmAnalytics | “Monitoring cardiac arrhythmias” | Opaque | Features are Fast Fourier Transforms fed to deep learning | Deep learning to classify rhtym |
| Guardian Connect System | “Predicting blood glucose changes” | Opaque | Not giving explanations | Predicts glucose levels outside of range and gives predictive alerts. |
| eMurmer ID | “Heart murmur detection” | Translucent | Shows the systolic and diastolic phases (and sizes on a graph) but not reason for conclusion | Determines if murmurs are innocent or pathological |
| physIQ Heart Rhythm and Respiratory Module | “Detection of atrial fibrillation” | Translucent | Collapses everything to one index | Uses patients’ own baseline to detect changes using SMB |
| DreaMed | “Managing Type 1 diabetes” | Translucent | “Patient reporting” and list of factors, but no weights or indicators shown | Recommends insulin doses |
| ECG App | “Detection of atrial fibrillation” | Transparent | Can point out multiple irregular tachograms and show them | Watch-based AF detection |
| FibriCheck | “Cardiac Monitor” | Transparent | Shows prediction and annotated output for clinician | smartphone AF detection |
| Irregular Rhythm Notification Feature | “Detection of atrial fibrillation” | Transparent | If->then rules for tachycardia and bradycardia | Smartphone irregular rhythm notification |
| WAVE Clinical Platform | “Monitoring vital signs” | Transparent | Gives reasons. Rule based https://www.excel-medical.com/predictive-algorithms | Remote vital sign monitoring and alerts. |
| EchoMD Automated Ejection Fraction Software | “Echocardiogram analysis” | Transparent | Tells when device is in “right” place (transparent) and shows “good” image. Explainable calculations. | Helps place echo device. Calculates ejection fraction. |
| Caption Guidance | “Software to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images.” | Transparent | See EchoMD — integrated with Caption | Goes with EchoMD above |
